Young lads acting the fool.

easyeason3

So I was out walking my pooch earlier. This time of year I drive into town in the evenings to walk him.

Is it me or is there a lot of 13-16 year olds just hanging around looking like they're up to no good?

I passed three different groups of the little fcukers & felt really uncomfortable each time. One group were hanging around outside a known drug dealers house, another group were locked drunk & the third group were standing around outside a chipper but taking up most of the footpath which meant that all the other people walking past had to walk onto the road to get by.

I'm not old by any stretch but there's no way on earth I'd ever have been so disrespectful & downright ignorant as some of these gougers.

WTF is happening out there at the moment that teenagers are given free reign to do as they please?

I'm mad, very fcuking mad :mad:

Peyton Manning

Country has gone to shít since The Citizen retired

Khyra24

A lot of teenagers have no respect for elders and authority these days. They're really fresh and you know why? Because a lot of parents don't really give a damn. They let them do as they please or they're afraid of their own children. I think a lot of kids are in need of some corporal punishment...as it was done in my time!

Kimono-Girl

parents are too busy posting on boards.ie than worrying where their kids are.....



it's clearly more important :pac:

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Pfft teenagers.........

They are a different breed nowadays. I remember when I was a teenager, I respected the older folk.





Edit:......stoopid baseball cap wearing virgins!

starbelgrade

That's a bloody disgrace.

It shouldn't be allowed. It's just a sign of how bad things have gotten these days.

I mean, what has the world come to? You drive your dog into town to take him for a walk?

Tomebagel

easyeason3 wrote: »

So I was out walking my pooch earlier. This time of year I drive into town in the evenings to walk him.

Is it me or is there a lot of 13-16 year olds just hanging around looking like they're up to no good?

I passed three different groups of the little fcukers & felt really uncomfortable each time. One group were hanging around outside a known drug dealers house, another group were locked drunk & the third group were standing around outside a chipper but taking up most of the footpath which meant that all the other people walking past had to walk onto the road to get by.

I'm not old by any stretch but there's no way on earth I'd ever have been so disrespectful & downright ignorant as some of these gougers.

WTF is happening out there at the moment that teenagers are given free reign to do as they please?

I'm mad, very fcuking mad :mad:

OH ****,YOU HAD TO WALK AROUND A GROUP OF YOUNG KIDS?WILL YOU BE OK?ARE YOU HURT?

Zen65

easyeason3 wrote: »

I'm mad, very fcuking mad :mad:

It's therapeutic just admitting it!

Be at peace,

Z

easyeason3

starbelgrade wrote: »

That's a bloody disgrace.

It shouldn't be allowed. It's just a sign of how bad things have gotten these days.

I mean, what has the world come to? You drive your dog into town to take him for a walk?

Living in the sticks & no street lights

Hey at least I'm not out there with a high vis jacket on waiting to be hit by a car.

Trog

Meh. Doesn't sound like they were doing anything disrespectful except standing in your way. Just because you don't like the look of them it doesn't mean they're doing something wrong.

To be honest, the ones that are actually up to no good wouldn't just be standing around.

Miklos

It's a Wednesday.. they get off school early.

Bullseye1

A curfew should be introduced. Too many parents couldn't care less where their kids are or what they are up to.

Toyota_Avensis

that was last week?

starbelgrade

easyeason3 wrote: »

Living in the sticks & no street lights

Hey at least I'm not out there with a high vis jacket on waiting to be hit by a car.

You should know the rules of walking in the sticks if you live in them.

All you need is a torch. You shine it on the ground as you walk & it's beams deflect cars with their magical powers.

I thought everyone knew that.

admiralofthefleet

kids noadays have nothing to do. back in the 80's/early 90's when i was a kid we went out and found stuff to do that kept us occupied

Alter-Ego

Get a cane and thrash any belligerent youths you see while out n' about. They'll soon learn...

hondasam

Leave the poor kids alone.

easyeason3

easyeason3 wrote: »

felt really uncomfortable each time.

How is it their fault that you felt uncomfortable? They didn't do anything to you.

Did you ask them to move and they ignored you or did you just walk around them and then hold it against them that they didn't part like the red sea?

I do agree that there's some real scumbags out there, and some really terrible parenting, but I wouldn't get upset about some kids standing around slightly in the way.

easyeason3

Trog wrote: »

Meh. Doesn't sound like they were doing anything disrespectful except standing in your way. Just because you don't like the look of them it doesn't mean they're doing something wrong.

To be honest, the ones that are actually up to no good wouldn't just be standing around.

They were standing in everyones way, not just mine. And yeah it's nice to think that teenagers are meant to respect their elders but I'm only ten years older than some of these guys so I don't think I fall into the category of 'elder' as such.

And it wasn't just the look of them. It was their general demeanour I didn't like. I felt very uncomfortable. They were dressed like any other teenager in a tracksuit & a hoody but they were giving off a really bad vibe. I felt like I was waiting for one of them to say or do something.


EDIT: True or false, a woman was walking with a buggy & had to move off the footpath to get by. Young or old this is unacceptable in my book.

mfceiling

I'll leave this with you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPLsot1dhuU

HoneyRyder

easyeason3 wrote: »

They were dressed like any other teenager in a tracksuit & a hoody

So basically their only crime is against fashion?

easyeason3

HoneyRyder wrote: »

So basically their only crime is against fashion?

Well I was wearing the same myself ...

No I was making a point that there was nothing wrong with their appearence.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

When I was in college I used to live in a pretty rough estate and when myself and my mates walked out of there, or stood by a wall outside it, you could tell people were real nervous passing us. Wives would lean into their husbands and husbands would give us dirty looks, people would cross the road etc

None of us would hurt a fly, point being that sometimes people aren't up to no good and it's all in your head. Most people are sound

strokemyclover

I seen a group of kids hanging around a street corner the other day - one of them was on the ground doing the worm dance.....I guess you could say he was acting the maggot

Gets coat

pragmatic1

Khyra24 wrote: »

A lot of teenagers have no respect for elders and authority these days. They're really fresh and you know why? Because a lot of parents don't really give a damn. They let them do as they please or they're afraid of their own children. I think a lot of kids are in need of some corporal punishment...as it was done in my time!

I agree that its mostly the parents fault but I dont think that corporal punishment is effective. I used to get hammered when I was younger, belts and all. I learned absolutely nothing from it apart from being more sneaky and that violence is acceptable. Its lazy parenting.

hatrickpatrick

You hear this folks? In this country, congregating in a public place without actually doing anything to upset anyone, is an evil thing to do.

I can't STAND this sort of thing. Public streets are public streets. Youths congregate in groups, there is NOTHING wrong with this until someone is ACTUALLY doing something wrong.

davyjose

Princeton Deep Spittoon wrote: »

When I was in college I used to live in a pretty rough estate and when myself and my mates walked out of there, or stood by a wall outside it, you could tell people were real nervous passing us. Wives would lean into their husbands and husbands would give us dirty looks, people would cross the road etc

None of us would hurt a fly, point being that sometimes people aren't up to no good and it's all in your head. Most people are sound

Signed Slasher.

skippy15

don't know whether to laugh or rant-

Just like groups of women stand outside shops and talking, groups girls outside clothes shops, people outside pubs,tourists gathered around town, kids playing on the side of the road....

Just because you felt uncomfortable its not there fault-:rolleyes:
Apart from having a drink what did they do wrong- so go climb down of your high horse, polish of your cane, and leave the kids alone cause there are lots out there worse off than them.....

i'd love if you used that terminology about these kids to there parents, little fcukers, gougers, standing around where you get your drugs from- pretty sure you have no kids either let alone a sense of reality:mad::mad:

Son Of A Vidic

easyeason3 wrote: »

WTF is happening out there at the moment that teenagers are given free reign to do as they please?

You can blame the parents, or the lack of same.

hatrickpatrick

black lads acting the fool.

So I was out walking my pooch earlier. This time of year I drive into town in the evenings to walk him.

Is it me or is there a lot of black people just hanging around looking like they're up to no good?

I passed three different groups of the fcukers & felt really uncomfortable each time. One group were hanging around outside a known drug dealers house, another group were locked drunk & the third group were standing around outside a chipper but taking up most of the footpath which meant that all the other people walking past had to walk onto the road to get by.

I'm not old by any stretch but there's no way on earth I'd ever have been so disrespectful & downright ignorant as some of these gougers.

WTF is happening out there at the moment that black people are given free reign to do as they please?

I'm mad, very fcuking mad

I replaced "young" with "black" in every sentence up there.
I'll bet you anything this now sounds appallingly racist, doesn't it?
Ageism is just another form of prejudice. It's every bit as bad as racism. F*cking bigots.

Trog

easyeason3 wrote: »

They were standing in everyones way, not just mine. And yeah it's nice to think that teenagers are meant to respect their elders but I'm only ten years older than some of these guys so I don't think I fall into the category of 'elder' as such.

And it wasn't just the look of them. It was their general demeanour I didn't like. I felt very uncomfortable. They were dressed like any other teenager in a tracksuit & a hoody but they were giving off a really bad vibe. I felt like I was waiting for one of them to say or do something.


EDIT: True or false, a woman was walking with a buggy & had to move off the footpath to get by. Young or old this is unacceptable in my book.

So... Did this woman try to walk past and they didn't move, or did she walk around them of her own volition?

Not liking their 'demeanour' is the same as not liking the look of them. I don't like people that bounce when they walk, it makes me uncomfortable. Does that mean they're doing something wrong? Did they say anything or do anything that suggests they were doing something wrong other than standing there when you'd prefer them not to be standing there, and not looking the way you would prefer them to look? (you can include their demeanor in how they look.)

easyeason3

skippy15 wrote: »

don't know whether to laugh or rant-

Just like groups of women stand outside shops and talking, groups girls outside clothes shops, people outside pubs,tourists gathered around town, kids playing on the side of the road....

Just because you felt uncomfortable its not there fault-:rolleyes:
Apart from having a drink what did they do wrong- so go climb down of your high horse, polish of your cane, and leave the kids alone cause there are lots out there worse off than them.....

i'd love if you used that terminology about these kids to there parents, little fcukers, gougers, standing around where you get your drugs from- pretty sure you have no kids either let alone a sense of reality:mad::mad:

Maybe get down off your own high horse for a minute. It wasn't because there was a group of them that made me uncomfortable, it was the way they were acting.
And who the fcuk ever said that the house they were standing around is where I buy drugs??? Or that I buy drugs at all???
Seriously who exactly do you think you are to make that assumption about me?

indough

and who are you to make assumptions about the younguns who were just standing around doing nothing wrong?

Khyra24

pragmatic1 wrote: »

I agree that its mostly the parents fault but I dont think that corporal punishment is effective. I used to get hammered when I was younger, belts and all. I learned absolutely nothing from it apart from being more sneaky and that violence is acceptable. Its lazy parenting.

Actually I agree with you on that too. I got my shares of whippings and beatings and I think it might've traumatized me to the point where I don't trust most people not to hurt me. I'm not sure about it being lazy parenting as it does require some effort to whip that belt and throw that shoe and all but I would've preferred some love instead of violence.

Love, anyone?

Trog

Khyra24 wrote: »

Love, anyone?

How much?

Khyra24

Trog wrote: »

How much?

$5 and I guarantee you have a good time.

Trog

Too rich for my blood, darlin.

skippy15

easyeason3 wrote: »

Maybe get down off your own high horse for a minute. It wasn't because there was a group of them that made me uncomfortable, it was the way they were acting.
And who the fcuk ever said that the house they were standing around is where I buy drugs??? Or that I buy drugs at all???
Seriously who exactly do you think you are to make that assumption about me?

I made the comment to prove a fact, I don't know you, your history or anything....so how can I make that assumption?
You dont know these three groups of kids and you associated these three groups as drunks drug users and anti social youths, so who are you to make an assumption of 10 15 people???
based on solely on how you felt, did you never stand around talking as a kid?

skippy15

indough wrote: »

and who are you to make assumptions about the younguns who were just standing around doing nothing wrong?

point proven

easyeason3

Trog wrote: »

So... Did this woman try to walk past and they didn't move, or did she walk around them of her own volition?

Not liking their 'demeanour' is the same as not liking the look of them. I don't like people that bounce when they walk, it makes me uncomfortable. Does that mean they're doing something wrong? Did they say anything or do anything that suggests they were doing something wrong other than standing there when you'd prefer them not to be standing there, and not looking the way you would prefer them to look? (you can include their demeanor in how they look.)

She tried to go through them but no one moved but they all laughed when she had to move around them.

They were doing a mixture of things really, shouting at each other even though they are beside each other, shouldering each other, one guy had another guy in a headlock, a friendly headlock but they were being rough with each other.

Other than the very loud comments on people passing & rough play I wouldn't have paid much attention to them. I was dressed in a hoodie & tracksuit as they were.
I don't really see a hoodie & a tracksuit as an immediate alarm

Khyra24

Trog wrote: »

Too rich for my blood, darlin.

I can't go any lower, sorry. Too bad we can't do business with each other.

How Soon Is Now

Never get tired of these threads on Boards :pac:
Seems be a new one repackaged with different location every couple days.

Funny how it only usually seems to bother people over a certain age when theres young people hanging around.

If was big load of 30 something auld ones hanging around ur street you wouldnt give a ****e u probley join them :P

Unless there actually doing something to really cause you hassle and bother then whats the problem??

People get so bloody uptight bout couple of kids arsing around with there mates not everyone under 20 who u dont understand wants to mug you ya no

Trog

easyeason3 wrote: »

She tried to go through them but no one moved but they all laughed when she had to move around them.

They were doing a mixture of things really, shouting at each other even though they are beside each other, shouldering each other, one guy had another guy in a headlock, a friendly headlock but they were being rough with each other.

Other than the very loud comments on people passing & rough play I wouldn't have paid much attention to them. I was dressed in a hoodie & tracksuit as they were.
I don't really see a hoodie & a tracksuit as an immediate alarm

Still meh. It's being a dick not moving but still not really doing anything wrong there. I wasn't saying you didn't like their clothes, I was saying the only thing you didn't like was the general look of them. Still, I don't see your major problem here, they were keeping to themselves like.
There's not much for teens to really do before they hit 18, so they hang around and mess on the street. Nothing wrong with it if they keep to themselves.

easyeason3

skippy15 wrote: »

I made the comment to prove a fact, I don't know you, your history or anything....so how can I make that assumption?
You dont know these three groups of kids and you associated these three groups as drunks drug users and anti social youths, so who are you to make an assumption of 10 15 people???
based on solely on how you felt, did you never stand around talking as a kid?

Group standing outside drug house are regularly picked up by the Guards, drunk group were in fact drunk & were intent on letting everyone else know that they were in fact pissed & the third group were so rude, ignorant & obviously tough that they felt the need to let the rest of us know.
Living in a small town so it's easy to know who is who.

And you didn't make that comment to prove a fact. You made it because you were thick. And if I was off on a rant about the youth of today I would probably have thanked your post as it would have snapped me back to reality.

average citizen

The youth of today really have no respect. They should be legally forced to tip their hat to every woman and bow their head to every older man who walks by (aswell as carry their groceries should they require assistance).

There's an old couple living on my road, the poor woman is trapped in her home and never leaves because of a group of youths who sometimes congregate around the local cornershop drinking energy drinks and using vulgar language. The most shocking thing is that people would apparently sooner offer her anti-anxiety medication to help her conquer her fear (which is completely reasonable considering how defenceless she is compared to a group of teens) rather than force the little brats into line just to be safe.

I have little hope for society.

MagicSean

Poor lads probably suffer from ADD, or Acting the Dickhead Disorder.

Dudess

easyeason3 wrote: »

I'm not old by any stretch but there's no way on earth I'd ever have been so disrespectful & downright ignorant as some of these gougers.

Just like you weren't disrespectful, plenty of today's teens aren't disrespectful either. Those kids you saw aren't representative of all teens (if they were up to anything dodge that is).

WTF is happening out there at the moment that teenagers are given free reign to do as they please?

It's absolutely nothing new - you have an extremely rose-tinted view of the past, which was what... 10 years ago? :pac:

Khyra24 wrote: »

A lot of teenagers have no respect for elders and authority these days. They're really fresh and you know why? Because a lot of parents don't really give a damn. They let them do as they please or they're afraid of their own children. I think a lot of kids are in need of some corporal punishment...as it was done in my time!

"Your time"? You seem about 25, if even that. A bit young to be going on like a cantankerous old fogey...

Bullseye1 wrote: »

A curfew should be introduced. Too many parents couldn't care less where their kids are or what they are up to.

This stuff about complacent parents is really presumptuous - if you expect parents to constantly watch their teenagers you've a very skewed view of reality.

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

kids noadays have nothing to do. back in the 80's/early 90's when i was a kid we went out and found stuff to do that kept us occupied

Like what? I'm the same age as you and what's being described above sounds not too different to when I was a teenager.

angerfist2009 wrote: »

Funny how it only usually seems to bother people over a certain age when theres young people hanging around.

Actually it's 20-somethings here who seem to go on like auldies the most. Several Boards regulars in their 30s/early 40s seem way more relaxed and way more of a laugh.

brendansmith

I hear where you're coming from OP.
I sighted a young adult from my automobile yesterday evening.
Needless to say, I was disgusted.

How Soon Is Now

Dudess wrote: »

Actually it's 20-somethings here who seem to go on like auldies the most. Several Boards regulars in their 30s/early 40s seem way more relaxed and way more of a laugh.

True hard to tell when cant see what age people are on here. You do see half the topics on here and assume ah these lot are past it just bitter with life at this stage :P

skippy15

easyeason3 wrote: »

Group standing outside drug house are regularly picked up by the Guards, drunk group were in fact drunk & were intent on letting everyone else know that they were in fact pissed & the third group were so rude, ignorant & obviously tough that they felt the need to let the rest of us know.
Living in a small town so it's easy to know who is who.

And you didn't make that comment to prove a fact. You made it because you were thick. And if I was off on a rant about the youth of today I would probably have thanked your post as it would have snapped me back to reality.

So if you stopped to talk to a friend outside that house...does it may you a drug user?
Go to any school or even sports team and you would see kids fool around like that trying to act big, or even some adult sports team chelsea cough cough...as every generation gets older they say the youth of today are rude and disrespectful, its called life!

And that comment was made to prove a point as the next poster to it easily picked up on, how you generalized 3 groups based on limited facts similar to how I categorised your self (to prove my point)...and again through your ignorance how you call me thick when the consensus on here is that your living in your own little bubble and how any group of 13- 18 year olds standing around may very well be doing similar things-

skippy15

Dudess wrote: »

Just like you weren't disrespectful, plenty of today's teens aren't disrespectful either. Those kids you saw aren't representative of all teens (if they were up to anything dodge that is).

It's absolutely nothing new - you have an extremely rose-tinted view of the past, which was what... 10 years ago? :pac:

"Your time"? You seem about 25, if even that. A bit young to be going on like a cantankerous old fogey...

This stuff about complacent parents is really presumptuous - if you expect parents to constantly watch their teenagers you've a very skewed view of reality.

Like what? I'm the same age as you and what's being described above sounds not too different to when I was a teenager.

Actually it's 20-somethings here who seem to go on like auldies the most. Several Boards regulars in their 30s/early 40s seem way more relaxed and way more of a laugh.

good post- nice to see others on here live in the real world too-